16 Make-Ahead Fourth of July Desserts For All Your Festivities

How fun do these Fourth of July sugar cookies from DIY Candy look? Festive red, white, and blue dough combines to give each cookie a unique swirled look. You can even make these cute cookies a couple of days ahead of the holiday as long as you store them in an airtight container until it’s time to party.

Topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a handful of star-spangled sprinkles, these red, white, and blue cheesecake bars from Inside Bru Crew Life are simply fabulous for the Fourth of July. They have an Oreo cookie crust and a cream cheese batter that’s tinted with food coloring to create the patriotic swirl. The dessert has to chill for four to six hours before serving, so it’s a no-brainer for making ahead of time.

If you’ve never enjoyed a slice of buttermilk pie on a hot summer night, you’re missing out. From Simply Recipes, this buttermilk pie is topped with a gorgeous array of fresh summer berries in shades to match all of your Fourth of July decor.

There’s really nothing like a popsicle in the heat of the summer, and these firecracker popsicles from Brown Eyed Baker are a festive choice for celebrating Independence Day. The three layers are made from blueberry puree, vanilla yogurt, and strawberry puree, so they’re as yummy as they are pretty and festive.

As far as make-ahead Fourth of July desserts go, it doesn’t get much sweeter than these red, white, and blue chocolate covered strawberries from Princess Pinky Girl. Dipped in white chocolate and then rolled in patriotic sprinkles, these are just perfect for making ahead of any gathering or even just to enjoy at home on the holiday.

When it’s the Fourth of July, but you want to serve something that will add a bit of pizazz to your dessert table, this American flag pie from I Am A Food Blog is where it’s at. There are step-by-step instructions for how to create this beautiful flag motif. Since you need the pie to cool completely in order to set up before serving, this is a great one to make early in the morning ahead of an evening event.

How fun is this Fourth of July sweet charcuterie board from Fresh Family meals? An array of decorated cookies, snack mix in patriotic hues, an assortment of candies, strawberries, and blueberries is just such a cute and festive dessert idea.

I need more cupcakes like these in my life. From Inside Bru Crew Life, these firecracker cupcakes are vanilla flavored with vanilla frosting, so the taste is light and simple, but they look spectacular. A red licorice “firecracker” tops off the swirled red, white, and blue cupcake topped with sprinkle-covered frosting.

Not only can you make this beautiful red, white, and blue candy bark from DIY Candy well in advance of any Fourth of July gathering, but you can easily package it up to travel with to different events or give it as a hostess gift. It’s a sweet, crowd-pleasing, kid-friendly, and super festive dessert to celebrate the holiday.

Boxed cake mix combines with red and blue Jell-O mix to make the festive look of this red, white, and blue poke cake from Princess Pinky Girl. Topped with white icing and a smattering of holiday-specific sprinkles, this make-ahead Fourth of July dessert is sure to please everyone.

The centerpiece of you Fourth of July dessert table? It’s this flag cake from Well Plated. You can make the sheet cake up to a day in advance, cover with cling wrap, and then ice it and add the fruit closer to time to serve so the juicy strawberries don’t bleed red into the white icing.

Not only is this red, white, and blue layered Jell-O from Brown Eyed Baker a tasty treat that’s on-theme, it’s also super retro and giving major summer vibes. Can’t you just see your kids digging into a platter of this while fireworks pop in the background? Just make sure you hide it in the fridge until it’s time for them to dig in.

A summery and refreshing dessert with a red, white, and blue twist, this lemon cream berry pie from Inside Bru Crew Life is a fantastic to make ahead for the Fourth of July. It’s stored in the fridge, so you can make it a day in advance absolutely no problem at all.

From DIY Candy, this cherry cream cheese pie is a twist on a traditional favorite summertime dessert. The cutout pie crust stars on top put this Fourth of July pie over-the-top.

Alternating layers of red and blue sponge cake with ribbons of white icing in between make this Fourth of July cake in a jar from Princess Pinky Girl a festive choice for the holiday. Make them ahead of time, keep them in the fridge, and then just pop open the jars and add sprinkles when you’re ready to serve them.

It’s hard to go wrong with a simple vanilla bundt cake when you want to please a crowd. With this firecracker cake from Brown Eyed Baker you get a moist and flavorful cake bursting with red, white, and blue appeal, and perfect for July Fourth.